Interview with an Atheist: Worldview & Race with Dan Courtney Ep. 30

Can a Christian and an Atheist have a cordial dialogue about
religion, worldview, and hot political issues? Probably not
normally, but Dan and Adam are superhuman! Well no, but seriously
we gave it our best shot - here's an in-studio dialogue about our
two different worldviews, and how we might apply the atheist
hypothesis to the issues of race. I did my best to be fair and
welcoming to my guest. Our goal was to seek as much neighborly
common ground as we could find without necessarily jamming into a
debate. I wanted to make my case that atheism necessitates a type
of non-moral human society wherein racism makes perfect sense. Dan
later wrote to me to reply to this contention (which he heard
raised by Jonathan Fisk in episode 29).
Here's his message:

"Just listened to the podcast with Rev Fisk. I think
I'm just starting to understand your approach to race. I hope that
in our discussion I provided some diversity of opinion from a
secular / progressive / left / liberal perspective. Although I
don't call myself a social justice warrior, I think they have some
legitimate concerns even as I share some of your complaints about a
certain dogmatic approach to radical egalitarianism. But let me
offer a response to a question posed by Mr. Fisk, “If Christ is not
being preached as being risen from the dead, what reason do you
have for not being a racist?” Because cooperation is a critically
important adaptation for human survival. If you consider racism as
an irrational antagonism toward those that are different, then it
clearly hinders cooperation between groups. This may not be the
reason that you reject racism, but I'm grateful that you
do."

So there you have it. We continue to try to understand each other's
worldview, and hopefully set an example for the audience in how two
men of very different beliefs might converse and explore for the
truth. There is much more to be said between Christian and Atheist
camps, and perhaps Dan and I will have that opportunity. If you
enjoyed this show, please donate, leave feedback, and review us at the podcast service you
use (iTunes, Google Play, or whatever). Thanks, Adam

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